Campground = low income housing???
I wasn't sure where to post this question so I figured I would try here. It's as much of a rant as it is a question, but it is a legitimate question. I've been tent camping my whole life but am ne...
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I've a friend who, with her first hubby, spent a bit over a year living in a tent in state parks. They were too poor at that point to afford anything else. They got around the 14 day rules by using 3 different nearby parks, and simply rotating from one to the next.
They worked their way out of poverty eventually long before I met her, then divorced, and he went elsewhere, but she certainly remembers being desperately poor and having to live that way. She still enjoys camping from time to time, which is probably a miracle all by itself. But she'll tell you being that poor is no fun, and I'll point out that everyone has the right to exist, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.
As to the OP's question, I know of no way to screen out parks that have "permanent" residents save by asking, but even that won't do it. I know of a number of parks that have lots of seasonal sites with semi-permanent decks and patios and such, but clientele that is anything but poor, they just enjoy the camping experience and do so nearby every weekend.
They worked their way out of poverty eventually long before I met her, then divorced, and he went elsewhere, but she certainly remembers being desperately poor and having to live that way. She still enjoys camping from time to time, which is probably a miracle all by itself. But she'll tell you being that poor is no fun, and I'll point out that everyone has the right to exist, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.
As to the OP's question, I know of no way to screen out parks that have "permanent" residents save by asking, but even that won't do it. I know of a number of parks that have lots of seasonal sites with semi-permanent decks and patios and such, but clientele that is anything but poor, they just enjoy the camping experience and do so nearby every weekend.
